A R Rahman wins Golden Globe

About 4 minutes and 28 secs ago, I witnessed a proud live moment in Indian cinema. A. R. Rahman won the Golden Globe Award for "original soundtrack in a motion picture" for Slumdog Millionaire.

The fact that Rahman beat the likes of James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer to the award is truly amazing. The shy and down-to-earth composer who had said earlier that “he was surprised” when he was nominated for the award has done the whole country proud by winning it, becoming the first Indian to do so. Shy as always, the Mozart from Madras thanked a billion Indians for their prayers.

Given that the Golden Globes are a precursor to the Oscars, will it be the first Oscar for India since Bhanu Athaiyya for Gandhi in 1982? Let's wait and see!

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